https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1a2972bc-e978-4fd4-9480-118bb8cac514 Firefox 153 Mac M3 Tahoe 26.5.1 11ty 3.1.6 Looks like specifically its the `"focus"` event listener seems to be the problem: https://github.com/11ty/dev-server/blob/1c658605f75224fdc76f68aebe7a412eeb4f1bc9/client/reload-client.js#L325-L326 from what i can tell event ordering is: ``` focus -> beforeunload -> unload ``` so because focus fires before the unload events, it blocks navigation to external places. Haven't tested the new alpha releases if its the same.
2026-08-09_16-42-46.remuxed.mp4
Firefox 153
Mac M3
Tahoe 26.5.1
11ty 3.1.6
Looks like specifically its the
"focus"event listener seems to be the problem:dev-server/client/reload-client.js
Lines 325 to 326 in 1c65860
from what i can tell event ordering is:
so because focus fires before the unload events, it blocks navigation to external places. Haven't tested the new alpha releases if its the same.